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Map showing the range of the eastern and western populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Distribution Map

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Scientists on a ship toss drifters overboard
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Drifters Overboard

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a hawksbill sea turtle swimming
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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a baby coelacanth fish
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A Coelacanth Pup

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a close up of archaea cells
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Archaea

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A volunteer puts together the bleached coral reef by stacking pieces of Styrofoam onto wire.
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Building the Bleached Reef

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Seagrasses are found across the world, from the tropics to the Arctic. Shades of green indicate the number of species reported for a given area. The darker shades of green indicate more species are present.
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Seagrass Around the World

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Whalers harpoon a right whale
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Harpooning Whales

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The colorful parrotfish sculpture is made entirely of ocean plastic trash.
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Priscilla the Parrotfish

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a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

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Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils
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Securing the Fossil

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Elephant seals' eyes are specialized to dim light and, in particular, to light at the wavelength of 485 nm -- which is the same wavelength given off by the bioluminescent lanternfish that are the seals' main prey.
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Elephant Seals Laze on the Beach

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